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I finally gave in and gave Yellowjackets a try after hearing so many great things about it. I actually liked it much more than I thought I would, to the point where I'm actually mad at myself for putting it off as long as I did. All the twists and turns will keep on the edge of your seat every episode to the point it becomes addicting. It has everything you want in a good show...drama, mystery, comedy, action, etc. There's not a bad episode in the series, there's so slow episodes but not bad episodes. The acting is what really carries the show though. Melanie Lynskey deserves every bit of praise that she's been getting for her role. She's so good that it's the type of performance that's going to lead to even bigger things for her.

I was looking for a new show to binge and since Yellowjackets has gotten nothing but great reviews from both critics and audience alike I chose this. I'm glad I did because it is something both original and entertaining. I know a lot of people are comparing this to Lord of the Flies and I can definitely see that comparison, it has that kind of feel to the show but also something original. It's an intense mystery thriller that will keep you guessing and wanting more throughout the series. You end up becoming so invested in it that you can't wait to see what happens next and you'll want to binge it as quickly as possible. The entire cast is great here but Melanie Lynskey and Christina Ricci are the real standouts here. Both were just nominated for an Emmy, as was the show itself for best drama. It also currently has a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. That's how good this is, it's being nominated for every major award their is. I was really looking forward to Season 2 because there are still a lot of unanswered questions that need to be answered but for every answer they provide, there are more questions. Season 2 just ended and there's still way too many unanswered questions.

I was totally on board with the first season. Besides Dexter and Homeland, I don't think there has been a show where I've looked so forward to a new season. However, there is a trend in television now that I abhor. Can you say "dangling the carrot?" I get it. Writers/Directors/Producers all want to keep their jobs. But at what cost? I'm truly tired of this trend. I just finished Season 2 and I don't know much more than I did at the end of Season 1. Yellowstone and all its baggage: HUGE offender is this way. But back to Yellowjackets. There are some great actors playing the teen version of the characters; some quite compelling. Case in point, the actress playing the teen version of Natalie. Anyway, I really can't say if I will watch Season 3. And with the writers' strike, who knows when that will be? At that point, I may forget everything I've watched. Might not be a bad thing.

This is not exactly an easy show to review which might be part of the problem. Trying to compare it to other shows would be a mistake. It is alot like "Lord of The Flies" and "Alive" but with teenage girls. However that is just a simple explanation. Basically a successful girls soccer team crash lands in the remote wilderness and are forced to learn how to survive. 25 years later the trauma the survivors face is still haunting them. Part survival epic, part psychological horror and part coming-of-age drama. Its about not dealing with your past and what happens years later when it comes back to haunt you.

This is a good show. Is it the height of television? No. Is it compelling? Yes. It's had me hooked since episode one. A mostly teenage cast that delivers convincing performances. I haven't once felt any lack from this show. A lot of bad reviews, i think mostly because people are getting tired of teen ensemble dramas. But this is dark and shocking and much more than those reviews led me to believe. It's not riverdale at all (at all). Not lost either really, although definitely reminiscent. I've watched both of those shows in full, one with regret lol. Give it a try. Heck, it's got juliette lewis. Cape fear anyone?

This little thing was recommended to me by my son. I am not the biggest of horror fans or teenage stuff. But this is not that.

This is a VERY well told story and has superior acting first by Lynskey and Lewis and Ricci, and the rest are doing great. Beautifully filmed as well.

Go beyond the pilot and get ready for some quality storytelling!

It seems I'm not the only one disappointed in season 2. Season 1 was great. You were left with questions at the end of the season but still received some answers as well. However, season 2 just got out of hand super quickly. More and more questions arose and no previous questions got answered. The season just kept rolling like this causing a loss of character development and decent plot line. I understand the mystery is 'what's going on'? Is there a supernatural element or are we dealing with insanity due to circumstance? That's fine but you need to build up the story and develop the characters. To me, this all just got dropped in season 2. I have to chalk it up to terrible writing. It's so disappointing since season 1 was great. I hope a bounce back can be made in season 3, although I think the show has already lost quite a few viewers due to the season 2 bust.

I loved Season 1 and even subscribed to Showtime to watch Season 2, was excited for Season 3 but it completely jumped the shark for me. The characters went from complex and unique to off the rails in drawn out random pointless story arcs that led nowhere, or went into absolutely ridiculous outcomes. Im not watching anymore, and getting rid of Showtime. They ruined Shauna completely. People are getting killed left and right in some random way. The whole "We are so damaged from our time in the wild we can now murder anyone and get away with it" thing is getting so stupid and unbelievable. It's like they ran out of good ideas and went for gratuitous violence and drama that served no purpose.

So, we were searching for a new show to watch and knew basically nothing about this series. As it turns out, it's pretty well written and has an intriguing story and good acting. We have completed almost all of season 1 and now are eagerly waiting for season 2. A good mix of intrigue and mystery and drama with good acting, this is a thumbs up/watch in my humble opinion.

It's like pretty little liars meets lost meets some generic teen drama. In the midst of starvation a boy and a girl are arguing about some guy she slept before him. That is very confusing to me. It's like the writers aren't familiar with Maslow needs hierarchy.

Also a lot of things get teased in the first episode which don't happen.

I'm watching the first episode now and it's very exciting so far. Humor, intrigue, excitement! I can't wait to see what will happen next! The acting is great and everyone seems well cast.

Yellowjackets (2021) is a series that I started when it first began and just recently finished. It's available on the Showtime App and Peacock. The storyline follows a high school girl's soccer team whose plane crashes in the wilderness. The series depicts both how they survived in the forest and how those events impacted their lives as adults.

This series was cocreated by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, who also worked together on Narcos, and stars Juliette Lewis (Natural Born Killers), Christina Ricci (Black Snake Moan), Melanie Lynskey (Don't Look Up), Sophie Thatcher (The Book of Bobba Fett), Kevin Alves (Locke & Key) and Tawny Cypress (Brooklyn's Finest).

The storyline for this is written very well in how it mixes previous and current events. The characters and circumstances are unique, fascinating and unveiled to the audience at the appropriate pace. The flashback scenes in the woods are outstanding. There's times you find yourself thinking get back to that storyline. The present day storyline gets better as the film unfolds. Christina kills this performance and is very good as her character. You can say the same about Juliette Lewis and Melanie Lynskey (who was also great in Castle Rock). The chemistry and dynamics between characters is very well delivered. The last two episodes are worth the journey of watching this series. I didn't expect this to get trippy but it does.

Overall, this series isn't perfect but I still loved it. They can go in so may directions from here and I can't wait for season 2. I would score this an 8-8.5/10 and strongly recommend it.

Yellow Jackets: Season 2 (2023) is a series my wife and I recently finished watching on Showtime. The storyline picks up where season 1 left off with Shauna trying to cover up her boyfriend by any means necessary due to the information he's obtained. Misty and Natalie having been separated and Natalie isn't doing so well, while Misty has a new love interest. 👀 One of the missing from the group returns and tries to bring all the remaining survivors from the crash back together to show them the way through her new cult...

I'll be honest, I thought it would be tough for Season 2 to match the intensity and unique elements presented in Season 1...but the writers hit the nail on the head. The overall concept of the survivors of the crash dying while trying to survive or after surviving, but the outcome remains the same just the timeline changes, and tying those two timelines together was amazing. This series does a really good job keeping past tense and current states equally as interesting. This series also does a great job of showing the characters mindsets and the impact on their lives. Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings) being added to the cast was outstanding. His performance was over the top good and impactful within the primary storyline. The cult aspects added to this season was the one part that was a big miss for me, especially in the final episode (even if I loved the finale). I'd also say the detectives being buffoons was a bit out there. Ricci, Lewis and Lynskey once again knock their performances absolutely out of the park. The last two episodes were a 10/10.

Overall, this is one of my favorite active series and I can't wait for Season 3. I would score this season equal to Season 1, a 9/10.

Season 1 was really good, but starting with Season 2, it isn't the same TV show anymore. It's the kind of show that invents a lot of nonsensical bull... just to extend its run. In the end, I'm 100% sure that viewers will have more questions than answers. The current timeline is overloaded with events yet lacks proper character development-you can fast-forward through more than half of that portion of the show. When Season 3 began, I decided to give it a try, but I eventually gave up. The clichés had already started, which means it won't be the final season; it will just drag on unnecessarily as they keep inventing whatever nonsense-like dreams, etc.-just to fill a 50-minute episode.

Pretty great acting and a really interesting and mysterious premise that would have made a fantastic mini-series. Instead the story has been stretched to a possible 5 season long arc of probable cliff hangers and quality drops were the mysteries keep coming and the answers are far and few between as this season has showed us.

I honestly hope time proves me wrong and the whole thing ends well but this start has given me shaky faith to say the least.

Props to both the '96 and '21 actors though, they nailed it.

*Yellowjackets* had all the ingredients of a groundbreaking series: a compelling premise, strong first-season momentum, and a narrative ripe with potential. The initial season masterfully balanced survival horror with psychological depth, leaving audiences eager for more. However, by its second season, the show began to unravel-descending into a chaotic mess of gratuitous violence, erratic character arcs, and a plot that sacrificed coherence for shock value.

What started as a nuanced exploration of trauma and societal breakdown devolved into a parade of hysterical, morally bankrupt caricatures. Characters who once held complexity became either detestable or outright incomprehensible, their actions driven not by organic development but by the writers' apparent desperation to outdo each previous twist. The parallels between the younger and older versions of these characters often felt inconsistent-some retained a thread of believability, while others seemed entirely disconnected in personality and motivation.

The show's greatest flaw lies in its writing. Plot points that once felt deliberate now occur at random, serving no purpose beyond cheap provocation. The descent into savagery, initially framed as a harrowing study of human nature, instead feels unearned-a lazy shorthand for darkness rather than a meaningful examination of it. Worse still, the story's internal logic collapses under the weight of its own excesses, reducing what could have been a sharp allegory into a hollow spectacle.

This isn't just a problem with *Yellowjackets*; it's emblematic of a broader trend in American television and film. Time and again, intriguing concepts are squandered by weak execution, as if shock and nihilism alone equate to depth. When characters devolve into uniformly odious figures without narrative justification, audiences are left with nothing to cling to-no one to root for, no stakes to care about.

One can't help but wonder: if such vast resources were allocated to stories with actual substance, rather than hollow provocations, perhaps television might reclaim its potential as an art form. Until then, *Yellowjackets* stands as a cautionary tale-a series that mistook brutality for brilliance and lost its way entirely.

As always Christina Ricci nailed this role! She is such a talented actress. She portrsit it so realistic with her face expressions and even bodylanguage. Juliette Lewis is also perfect to her character. I cant wait for season 2,3,4... etc! Keep it coming!

This show has heart, humor, horror, and it jolts you back and forth through two timelines, effectively chronicling the impact of trauma at such a young age carried through adulthood. The earlier time period shows how the structured hierarchy of a privileged, talented high school girls soccer team quickly devolves for the sake of survival in the wilderness. You care about the plight of these characters, so you are comforted to see some of them in the present-day timeline as functioning adults. However, you quickly realize that it is all a facade and that the experience has left deeper scars than any of them would care to admit. Kudos to the younger cast, as they are all solid, giving us outstanding performances. Then we get the bonus of their adult versions being portrayed by none-other-than veteran actresses, the damsels of the 90s - Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci, Melanie Lynskey, who are a hoot together. I have not seen casting this perfect in a long time, and with an actual good storyline presented in a way that keeps you captivated, "Yellowjackets" without a doubt is one of the top shows to come out in 2021.